Wednesday, June 23, 2010

House Dreams

While I have had the good fortune to live in this hill country house for the past four years, I find myself dreaming of designing a house for the next stage in our life. We will be empty nesters in a few years, and our needs will change.

This house is classic Texas hill country and has been a very special home to inhabit. Our girls have had a blast here entertaining their friends - swimming, playing hide and seek, playing basketball, roasting marshmallows, and having backyard birthday celebrations. We have had good times as well, but the house is too big for the two of us. Another family needs it now.

Hill Country House is for sale.

The house is situated 4 miles outside of town. It is the perfect distance - country skies filled with stars at night and not a city light around, but close enough to run to the grocery store when you forget something.

If you are interested in living here, or know someone who is, contact me and I will give you sales information.

So............

I know I want something smaller. It is no secret that I like too many things and too many styles, though. I believe in building appropriately for the setting, and in Texas that can mean a southwestern or hill country style, or a home with a Mexican influence. There are many styles and choices. I dream of soft contemporary..........something like this:

I've always thought your home was absolutely gorgeous, but I'm sure it's WAY out of our price range. I certainly do wish you well in your house hunt, and I hope that when (fingers crossed!)we move to our new home in Fredericksburg we can finally meet. :-)

I don't know Ann, but you and my husband need to get together and brainstorm because I have never seen someone LOVE Lake Flato's designs as much as him...until you! he is constantly cyber stalking their website adding ideas to his "dream" folder. They do have great designs :)

Your home is wonderful, but sounds like new digs will be in order with your girls out of the nest! Best of luck with finding someone who'll love your home as much as you have. (hey, please be sure that they'll make nice neighbors for my folks - LOL)

Now, Ann, please do tell how you can decide on your next design? So many tempting ideas! Each one I saw, I thought: "Ooo, I like that one best!"

We visited Fredericksburg this past spring and we left thinking we need to relocate to a home on some land just outside of town. I've always wanted to live out in the country but, not too far from a cute little town. Oh, how I wish we were able to make a move now. I have even researched the schools and found that Fredericksburg has some of the cleanest air you can find.

It will be a difficult choice! The houses you showed here are all beautiful!I might think that you maybe have to consider the practical side of your futher home!Good luck with the search for your new house!Have a nice weekend!xxGreet

I like to think, as an Interior Designer, that I would be clear about what I wanted, but sadly no. I think we are immersed in so much that is worthy, it's harder to chose for our own homes. I do love that first house that's a bit modern and has a pool...I could do that. I think I will be one of those modern house ladies wearing Meremeko going to the opera and hiring help. lol